14 8. Reading time (Es Hora de leer) Ahora queremos que conozca a las personas que trabajan en Imaginary Hotel. Ya conoce a Roberto, el bellboy y a la recepcionista, aunque aun no sabe su nombre. Lea el texto para que pueda completar la tabla que ofrecemos a continuación. Name Occupation Age Marital Status Children? Roberto Thirty Waiter Bartender 2 boys Single Reading.- This is Imaginary Hotel, a beautiful tourist attraction in the Caribbean. May I introduce the staff? This is Roberto. He is our bell attendant. He is 21 years old and he is single. He lives in town. This is Laura. She is the desk clerk. She is married and has a son. She is 30 years old and lives in the country. These are Pablo and Jaime. They are bartenders and work at the poolside bar. 14

15 Neither is married. They live near the hotel. Pablo is twenty and Jaime is twenty-three. Pablo has two boys but Jaime doesn t have any children. This is Juan. He is a waiter in the restaurant. He is married and has a daughter. He is 33 years old. Finally, here s Pedro, the chef. He is a bachelor. He is 60 years old and still single! He lives in a nearby town. What about you? Write something about yourself: name, occupation, age, etc. Be ready to report orally what you write! (Prepárese para decir oralmente lo que escriba sobre usted) 15

17 Switch: (n) interruptor (para una lámpara, bombillo, u otro equipo) Tip: (n) propina; (v) dar propina Towel: (n) toalla Diálogo - Checking into the room.- Roberto, the bell attendant at Imaginary Hotel, is showing Mr. Morris around the room. R: Here s your room, sir, (opens the door) And here is your key. M: Thank you R: This is the switch for the light. M: I see R: And here s the TV set. This is the on/off switch, the channel selector... M: That s fine R: Now, there s the air-conditioner, the telephone, the bedside lamp. M: Everything s fine R: Here, on the left, we have the bathroom with hot and cold water. There are two towels, a bar of soap and shampoo. M: Thank you. R: My pleasure, sir. Dial 10 if you need anything. That s Reception and my name s Roberto. M: I see, thank you. (Puts his hand into his pocket and fishes out a pound). Here, this is for you. R: Oh, you don t have to... M: But I want to. R: Thank you, sir. Have a nice stay. Good bye. M: Good bye. Thank you. 17

22 13. Ejercicios Practiquemos lo aprendido hasta ahora con unos ejercicios. 1. Write there is / there are in the blanks according to the case. (Complete con "there is" o "there are".) a. an ashtray on the dressing table and some glasses, too. b. no water in the shower. c. two beds in every room. d. not a TV set in this room. 2. Transform the following affirmative sentences into negative ones. Use the words in parentheses (see the example given). (Transforme estas oraciones afirmativas en negativas utilizando las palabras entre paréntesis. Siga el ejemplo) a) There are some sheets in the closet (on the bed) e.g., There are no sheets on the bed / There aren t any sheets on the bed. b) There is a radio next to the bed (in my room). c) There s an ashtray on the table (in the bathroom) d) There s hot water in the shower (washstand) 3. Unscramble these words to form logical sentences. (Ordene estas palabras para formar oraciones lógicas) a) Is- a- bathroom- in- bathtub- there -the-? b) Not- there-in- closet- sheets- the- are- any c) There- is-what- hotel- a- in- room-? d) Cockroach- is- there- room- in- my- a! 4. Describe a room in one of the hotels in the locality. What furnishings can a guest expect to find? (Describa una habitación de un hotel en su área. Qué muebles o equipamiento esperaría un huésped encontrar en su habitación?) 22

23 14. Reading and writting Qué sabemos de Imaginary Hotel hasta ahora? Ah! Conocemos a sus trabajadores; pero sabemos poco acerca de la instalación. Leamos sobre ella y tratemos de resolver los ejercicios propuestos. (You already know the workers at Imaginary Hotel. Let s now talk about the facilities there. Read carefully to solve the exercise below.) Say Right, Wrong, or I don t know. Justify your answers. -Imaginary Hotel is near the beach. -There s a swimming-pool in the hotel - There are two bars by the swimming-pool - There is a private bathroom in all the rooms - The disco is near the restaurant. -There is a post office near the hotel. -The restaurant offers Creole cuisine IMAGINARY HOTEL Where the sun always shines Imaginary Hotel is located in the centre of the island, and there are no beaches, mountains or rivers near by. There is, however, a swimming pool with fresh, clear water. There is also a restaurant that specialises in international cuisine. There are two bars (a poolside bar and a lobby bar) and a disco where you can dance to the rhythm of traditional and international modern music. The hotel has forty rooms, all furnished with air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV and private bathroom with running hot and cold water. There isn t a post-office in our hotel, but there is one next to it, just twenty metres from the main entrance. If you come to the centre, come to Imaginary Hotel. Satisfaction guaranteed. Writing..- Si está en un aula con otros compañeros, reúnanse en grupos de cuatro a cinco estudiantes. Cada equipo tomará un plegable promocional de un hotel cualquiera, preferentemente uno del área y entre todos los miembros elaborarán un resumen escrito del plegable. Uno de ustedes debe presentar oralmente la información al resto de los equipos. 23

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